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Leucas

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Leucas is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described by Robert Brown in 1810. It contains over 200 species, widespread over much of Africa, and southern and eastern Asia (Iran, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, etc.) with a few species in Queensland and on various islands in the Indian Ocean.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyLamiaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon
Observations recorded24,632

General: of the Leucas of the African continent, the Arabian peninsula

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
430
With media
333
Family
Lamiaceae
Collections
A, GH, F, NY, DAV, MO
Recorded in
China, French Polynesia, Tanzania, Kenya, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, India, Indonesia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
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Leucas aspera at Gandipet, Hyderabad, AP W2 IMG 9054.jpg
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Commons category
Leucas
taxon name
Leucas
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Leucas
taxon common name
绣球防风属
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